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Originally Posted by Andy Howell
Just one thing Doug — LUFS units.
If I was mastering for a streaming service I would be at -14 or -15. But for a CD I might go a little higher to -9 or -10.
How do you work out which target to go for?
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Why would you do either? Posting your own recordings to youtube or whomever and they will do what they want with volume levels. With 24 bit recording I usually record using (Bob Katz) K14 metering which give about -14 target for about average sound level and dynamic troughs or peaks several decibels above or below that average level. That keeps some stress out of the system (preamps, sensitive to overload plugins, etc.). Many software plugs-ins have their own indicators telling when the signal is too hot for them and you need to watch for that.
At the end of the recording process and post recording tweaking I will then raise the volume to a few decibels under overs - some margin just in case.